NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In a press conference including several councilmembers and other local and state dignitaries, event officials announced the return of the popular Algiers Mardi Gras fest for its fourth annual Mardi Gras daytime soiree. The 2024 annual family fun festival will take place on Saturday, Jan. 27, at New Orleans Federal City. Serving as Grand Marshal for the 2024 event is 100-year-old Algiers resident Irene Burrus.
At the press conference, officials announced this year’s festival entertainment to be headlined by Brass-A-Holics, Louisiana Music Hall of Famer Amanda Shaw and Mia Borders with additional performances by TOPCATS, Stephanie Jordan, The U.S. Marine Reserve Jazz Band and Edna Karr High School Voices of Pride.
The mile-long parade scheduled for 9 a.m. to kick off the January 27 event will feature marching bands from Alice Harte, Martin Behrman, NOMMA, Edna Karr and L.B. Landry and Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians.
Also unveiled at today’s press conference was the official 2024 Algiers Mardi Gras Festival poster designed by Shenata Taylor from Delgado Community College.
The free and family-friendly festival aims to bring Mardi Gras to the historic Algiers neighborhood just across the mighty Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. First held in 2020, the festival is returning for a fourth time after being cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19.
“We’re ecstatic to welcome revelers back to historic Algiers for a bigger and better Algiers Mardi Gras Festival,” said event founder and CEO Oscar Rainey. “Our first three festivals were huge hits with families, and we’re committed to bring it back even bigger and better in 2024. We invite everyone out for what will surely become the best free festival in all New Orleans.”
For more information and updates on the Algiers Mardi Gras Festival, visit www.algiersmardigrasfest.com.